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''Tongawali'' (; also spelt as ''Tangawali'' and ''Tangewali'') is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed by Lekhraj Bhakri and produced by Kuldip Pictures. The film stars
Balraj Sahni Brigadier Balraj (born Balasegaram Kandiah) was a senior commander of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Early life Balraj was the fifth and youngest child of Kandiah and Kannagias. He received his primary education in Kokkuthoduwaai ...
, Nirupa Roy, Shammi Kapoor,
Anita Guha Anita Guha (17 January 1932 – 20 June 2007) was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became known for playing the title role in ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975). Previously, she had played Sita in other mytholo ...
. It was later remade in
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as ''
Alli Petra Pillai ''Alli Petra Pillai'' () is a 1959 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film directed by K. Somu and written by A. P. Nagarajan. Produced by A. Maruthakasi under the banner M. M. Productions, the film stars S. V. Sahasranamam, Pandari Bai and V ...
'' (1959).


Cast

*
Balraj Sahni Brigadier Balraj (born Balasegaram Kandiah) was a senior commander of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Early life Balraj was the fifth and youngest child of Kandiah and Kannagias. He received his primary education in Kokkuthoduwaai ...
as Laxman * Nirupa Roy as Rajjo * Shammi Kapoor *
Anita Guha Anita Guha (17 January 1932 – 20 June 2007) was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became known for playing the title role in ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975). Previously, she had played Sita in other mytholo ...


Production

''Tonga-wali'' was produced by Kuldip Pictures and directed by Lekhraj Bhakri.
Anita Guha Anita Guha (17 January 1932 – 20 June 2007) was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became known for playing the title role in ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975). Previously, she had played Sita in other mytholo ...
made her acting debut with this film.


Soundtrack

The music was composed by Salil Chowdhury with lyrics by
Bharat Vyas Bharat Vyas (1918–1982) was a noted Indian lyricist who wrote the songs for Hindi films in 1950s and 1960s. Biography Bharat Vyas was born in Bikaner in British India on 06 January 1918 in Pushkarna Brahmin family. He studied B.Com. at Calcutta ...
and Prem Dhawan.


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* {{IMDb title, 0389433 1950s Hindi-language films 1955 drama films 1955 films Films scored by Salil Chowdhury Hindi films remade in other languages Hindi-language drama films Indian drama films